A/D Juicebox Sliding into Fourth! (October 8th)

A family sitting together reviewing savings goals and money lessons for kids.

Teaching Your Child about Money

Ask your five-year old where money comes from, and the answer you’ll probably get is “From a machine!” Even though children don’t always understand where money really comes from, they realize at a young age that they can use it to buy the things they want. So as soon as your child becomes interested in money, start teaching him or her how to handle it wisely. The simple lessons you teach today will give your child a solid foundation for making a lifetime of financial decisions.

Financial advisor guiding a small business owner through the process of choosing the right business structure.

Choosing an Entity for Your Business

Now that you’ve decided to start a new business or buy an existing one, you need to consider the form of business entity that’s appropriate for you. Basically, three separate categories of entities exist: partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies. Each category has its own advantages, disadvantages, and special rules. It’s also possible to operate your business as a sole proprietorship without organizing as a separate business entity.

Employee reviewing health insurance options during open enrollment at work.

Employer Open Enrollment: Make Benefit Choices That Work for You

According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, the average cost of health coverage for a family of four was $25,572 in 2024. While employers contributed the lion’s share, $6,296 of that amount was paid by employees. Employees have largely been spared from painful premium hikes over the last few years, but 2026 is likely to be a different story.1

A smiling restaurant server holding a tip jar, representing the new no-tax-on-tips deduction for service workers.

New “No Tax on Tips” Deduction Explained

With the enactment of the OBBBA in July 2025, a new deduction for tips is effective for tax years 2025 through 2028. Here is a summary of the new provision and the occupations that will be affected.

Team of financial professionals reviewing retirement strategies ahead of the 2026 start of Mandatory Roth Catch-Up Contributions.

Mandatory Roth Catch-Up Contributions Begin in 2026

For nearly a quarter century, employers have been able to offer their retirement savings plan participants age 50 and older a valuable opportunity — the chance to make additional catch-up contributions to their plan.1 Thanks to the SECURE 2.0 Act passed in 2022, that opportunity became even more valuable: Employers may now allow plan participants age 60 to 63 to contribute even more than their other catch-up eligible peers through “super catch-ups.”

Federal Reserve announces rate cut to balance inflation and employment in 2025

The Fed Lowers Rates in an Economic Balancing Act

On September 17, 2025, the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) lowered the target range for the benchmark federal funds rate by one-quarter percentage point — the first rate cut in nine months. This brought the range to 4.0%–4.25% and resumed the process of lowering it from a high of 5.25%–5.5%, where it stood from July 2023 to September 2024.

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A/D Juicebox Sliding into Fourth! (October 8th)